DHAKA: The government, not the Bangladesh Bank, will issue notes and coins up to Tk 5 denomination instead of Tk 2 from now on.

Finance secretary signs on the government notes while the governor sign on those of the Bangladesh Bank.

On Monday, cabinet gave the final nod to the draft of ‘The Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Bill -2015’ paving the way for the government to take over control on notes and coins of taka-five denomination.

After the meeting, cabinet secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan informed the matter to journalists.

BDST: 1749 HRS, AUG 3, 2015
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